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|result= British victory | |result= British victory | ||
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|combatant1= British East India Company | |combatant1= British [[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Mughal Empire | |combatant2=[[Mughal Empire]] | ||
|commander1= [[Robert Clive|Col Robert Clive]] | |commander1= [[Robert Clive|Col Robert Clive]] | ||
|commander2= [ | |commander2= [[Suraj-ud-Daulah]] | ||
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== Watson's squadron == | == Watson's squadron == | ||
*[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Kent_%2870%29 HMS Kent] | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cumberland_(1710) HMS Cumberland] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Cumberland_%2866%29 also] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cumberland_(1710) HMS Cumberland] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Cumberland_%2866%29 also] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Tiger_(1747) HMS Tiger] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Tiger_%2860%29 also] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Tiger_(1747) HMS Tiger] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Tiger_%2860%29 also] | ||